HUX 345
The Non-Western World

ASSIGNMENTS

Each assignment is due in the instructor's mailbox during the week indicated below. Count Week 1 as the first week that classes begin and Week 15 as the final week of the term. Trimester dates are listed at the upper left hand corner of your registration form.

All papers must be typed, with footnotes and bibliographies where appropriate, and mailed in before the assignment deadline.

NOTE:

See Instructions for Sending in Assignments from the Humanities M.A. Degree Online Catalog for specific details regarding approved methods of turning in assignments.

If you do not fully understand the assignment or need help, telephone the instructor during office hours, or mail in your questions.

University regulations forbid assigning a grade of "I" (Incomplete) unless at least one course assignment has been received by the instructor. Instead, we must assign a "U" grade (Unauthorized Incomplete), which is equivalent to an "F."

ICON LEGEND:
Listen: Listen to the selection listed in the paragraph.
Assignment: Write an essay based on the instructions in the paragraph/Assignment Instructions (below)
Supplemental Reading: Read the materials requested in the paragraph.
Additional Sources: (Optional source materials)
Cassette: Description of music included on HUX 545 cassette tape. Reminder: The tape must be returned to the instructor before the final grade will be assigned.

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ASSIGNMENT I
Due:
Week 7
Length:
8-10 pages
Format:
Write an essay showing the way in which Taoism has influenced the arts of landscape painting, poetry and music in traditional China. Integrate into the paper a definition of Taoism, using your own words. Avoid quotations. Read carefully; digest what the authors have to say and then express your understanding in your own words. Underline foreign terms not assimilated into the English language, and underline titles of works of art. Do not use contractions, as they are colloquial. Do not use the informal first person ("I") or the second person ("you") in formal writing.

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ASSIGNMENT II
Due:
Week 14
Length:
8-10 pages
Format:
Write an essay demonstrating how Zen has influenced the arts of traditional Japan. Include a definition of Zen written in your own words. Avoid quotations. Read carefully; digest what the authors have to say and then express your understanding in your own words. Underline foreign terms not assimilated into the English language.